Peshawar, Jan. 9 -- Bakers across Peshawar have declared an indefinite strike, protesting the Punjab government's ban on transporting flour to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the district administration's failure to issue a revised official price list.

Tandoor owners said the administrative lapse has pushed them to the brink of financial ruin, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nanbai Association (Peshawar district) Chairman Khishta Gul Mohmand and Joint Secretary Jehanzeb termed Punjab's restriction on flour supply "illegal" and unjustified.

They said the move had led to an unprecedented surge in flour prices, with increases reaching up to PKR 1,700, severely disrupting the already fragile ...